The fource is defcribed as about 5 - miles horizontal' diftance frdxi'3 

 the temple, 'ja a dii:e£lioii nearly S. E.S^:; and it is, in all-^probabilit)*',, .„ 



chiefly fupplieu by jbe meiting of.ihe great bofom of..,fnow_ that ter- . 



'jHinates the 'valley^ aod lies between the peaks, of the mountain fpoken ,:. 



of above™'. This mountain, .reckoqed fhe loftieft^ and Jar.geii of the - 



fnowy range in f his quarter^ and 'prdibably, yielding -so none in the 



whole Hirriala^ i>btains_the,narne.af Rudra Himdlaj/^nd is fiippofed to -.> 



be the throne orTefidence of^. MAHA'Ei,EO, himreUv: It. has. five principal : 



pt^ks called _*Rud?'a. Mimdljij Brah]^apuri, Fjli^mpun, Udgdrt Cantd^ , 



and Szve.rgQrGhmL ■- Thefe forxn a fort of .femicircular hollow, of. very . 



.Cpnifid^rable extent,; which is. filled:; 'With^ eternal .fnow^ from , 



..which>„ and from^ the various, ravines, of this.., hollovir^. the prin- 



cipaL-part,^ of the Hre.am -flows., Probably , there may. .be f mailer ho!- .. 



.lows to the right abPY,e Qangotri,^^ which-, [upply ,dL p.ortion. Such-' 



•is; the acioant of .the ■p.undit3,'.,a<;coiint, ;and-. I beljeye it^-to be CQnj> 



•fiileot- with truth, for. the fdlov/ing-jsafons.. Our-afcejit from the vil- 

 lage of Suc'hi^ which is. iE,feif,.high among the hills, has been great, ai)d 

 from ■Bu/dLi, rapid.; fp -mucii f!o as. ta leave no doubt that this, fpot ^ 

 i.?.; far, elevated .above, the.ley.eiof the., countries beyond the fnowy hi lls.^- 

 .indeed our perpea'dicjiilar ditlancc., from, the fnowy regio,!i wa!i.very in. 

 ..Confjde.rable^-,and.were,if- not r bar the heat.of -thejvplace is iticreafed .by-:- 

 the conliaetuent of th,e fans ray^,-,_ and , their... reflexion from.,fo. .much ■ 

 .rpck, it is probi^b'e ^.hat .ftiow.-would continue lying, here, contina-illy. 



The cold conreq;nei3tiy it great here at. night.- The river Setlej cQ^t mhf - 



ceme^through the /fw^iia'/^. range; but when \ve were upon its. banks, . 

 .and at, a very -confiderable-diilance.wirhinuhe range of ^n-'W, Jt .wag .a -; 

 ■long days iQ,u-rpey, or probably. ..equal to 1%^ miles of regola.r,. gradual .. 

 .aicen! fiomthe river .to the ; region o£.::fo.ov¥,, and the he ;t both night and ■ 

 .-•day ^was intolerable^- nay ,a,t.,'S'dra?3, 3 rniles^above its h':::d the cold wa.s 



* It alfii bea;3 ilie name of Punch Parhaf^ frurn ut^ five peaks, a.n.i Sumeru Parhat, wbichi /nuft not. be 

 :«aafyKa-.£d with ',hat fpsinging frara Biuder^ufh' h^mi imsi.s\w\i^ the g'^asifil ap^iellaijon oi Qai!ds is giveHo 



